RESUME

January, 2006

 

Kenneth L. Modesitt, Ph.D.                                                                                                                               (260) 482-7739 (H)

4527 Martin Creek Court                                                                                                                                     (260) 481-6237 (W)

Fort Wayne, IN 46845                                                                                                                                         modesitk@ipfw.edu

 

CAREER SUMMARY

Leadership administrative position with an innovative institution of higher learning, using my background in the Computer Science and Software Engineering disciplines.  Have demonstrated leadership and technical competence in both academia and industry.  Used four decades of leadership, management, and technical experience in computing and technology.  Demonstrated expertise includes leadership of academic and industry departments, academic/industry collaboration, team-building across disciplines, information technology, research with leading-edge technology, strategic planning, and innovation in aerospace and manufacturing industries.  Technical areas of international renown as evidenced by publications, grants, and positions held include software engineering, expert knowledge-based systems, and distributed learning.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2004-Present    Associate Dean for External Partnerships and Research,

                             School of Engineering, Technology and Computer Science/Division of Organizational Leadership and

                             Supervision

                             Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN 46805

            

·         Duties include: Develop an infrastructure for the School through which faculty and students can collaborate more effectively and directly with external partners throughout northeast Indiana and beyond, including ETCS/OLS alumni; Strengthen external professional advisory boards; Promote research and scholarship opportunities for faculty and students; Expand the base of research funding from federal agencies, foundations, and the private sector; and broaden opportunities for student financial support through internships, scholarships, and cooperative education appointments.

·         Serve as chair of Search and Screen Committee for Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Technology (MIET) Chair (2005-2006).

·         Served as chair of Search and Screen Committee for Civil and Architectural Engineering Technology (CAET) Chair (2004-2005).

·         Served as only IPFW representative to Eli Lilley Northeast Indiana Business Plan Competition. Reviewed 20+ applications and served as one of four judges to award $40K to top three competitors (2004).

·         Serve as SETCS/OLS liaison the Advocates: industry advisory group

·         Reinvigorated SETCS/OLS Newsletter in 2005.

·         School representative on Ad-Hoc committee for search of new ETCS/School of Performing Arts. Reviewed 20+ applicants (2005-2006).

·         School representative on Ad-Hoc committee for search of new ETCS/School of Business liaison librarian. Reviewed 20+ applicants (2004-2005).

·         Serve on Allen County Education Partnership and ITT grant group for Allen County Public Schools: helped decide on awardees for $20K each year.

·         Chaired Research section for School Retreat: May, 2004

·         Developed ETCS Colloquium Series for 2004-2006, involved five new faculty (2004-2005) and three new faculty and two returning from sabbatical (2005-06). Details at http://www.etcs.ipfw.edu/dean/colloquium/index.php

·         Served as external faculty on OLS P&T case.

·         Developed System Engineering Workshop involving three nationally-known experts and 50 professionals from local industry and faculty (2004).  See http://www.etcs.ipfw.edu/~sysengr/index.php

 

2002-Present    Tenured Professor and Associate Chair (2003-2004), Department of Computer Science

                             Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN 46805

·         Was primary person for preparing ABET/CAC accreditation material for B.S. Computer Science degree; granted one course release time in conjunction with appointment as Associate Chair. Primary responsibility for self-study and official visits in October, 2003.  The Department received official notice on August 23rd, 2004 that the program was accredited, retroactive to October, 2002.  We subsequently learned that the Computer Science program at IPFW is the first and only such accredited program in the state of Indiana.  Prepared required interim report that was submitted in 2005.

·         Developed and taught new “CS 0” course CS 112 – Survey of Computer Science. Developed to address major retention issues with CS 160 and CS 161.

·         Developed and taught CS 360 – Software Engineering. First time the course had been taught in over 10 years

·         Developed and taught CS 460 – Capstone Design and Professional Practice.  This is the only place in the CS program where direct assessment measures are possible; required for CAC/ABET.

·         Teach first two programming courses [Java] for CS majors and others, using pair programming and team approaches to emphasize importance of software process; also taught courses in programming language design, theory of computation, and graduate courses in artificial intelligence, and expert systems.  Independent Studies in software engineering survey, web-enabled databases, Java Beans, distributed learning, ontologies.

·         Made extensive use of distributed learning using WebCT to enable students to work more flexibly, as many of them are full-time or part-time employees in local industry. Used new version WebCT Vista for all courses.

·         Initiated Computer Science Professional Advisory Board in 2003, now composed of 23 senior technologists from local and regional industry, business and universities to assist the department in arenas of students, faculty, curriculum, labs, grants, and other areas. Website is at http://www.cs.ipfw.edu/pab/pab.php

·         Initiated Computer Science Student Advisory Board in 2003, now composed of 20 students from all levels to assist the department in arenas of recruitment, retention, faculty interaction, curriculum, labs, scheduling, and other areas. Website is at http://www.ipfw.edu/cssab/public/homepage.htm

·         Developed NSF grant for Broadening Participation in Computing entitled “Connecting with Excellence: Assessment and Visualization Tools for Recruiting and Retention Programs in Computing.” PI, in conjunction with Dr. Kim (co-PI) and Tammy Toscos (other professional). Three-year period at a cost of $687,487. Not funded.

·         Initiated the process for a new chapter of Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE), the first and only honorary society for the computing sciences.  UPE is part of ACM and has over 100 chapters in the U.S and abroad.  Charter Initiation ceremony held on Friday, February 4, 2005. Please see http://www.student.ipfw.edu/~upe/

·         Assist in design and development of the CS home page. The home page is generally acknowledged to be a premier one in the School, thanks to Tammy Toscos and Michelle Parker. Encouraged the department to provide for continued enhancement of the web site, by committing appropriate resources. A talented undergraduate now does routine maintenance, under faculty direction.  Please see www.cs.ipfw.edu

·         Responsible for physical move of entire department, including laboratories, from Kettler Hall to ETCS building during the summer of 2004, including new labs, offices, etc..

·         Initiated pilot test of the PLATO® Computer Based Learning System, initially targeted for CASA students taking Reading courses.

·         Appointed as department representative on School Promotion and Tenure committee

·         Represented Computer Science at community Focus Group to help IPFW obtain direction for future programs

·         Wrote papers and grants related to assessment, International Software Engineering Survey and University Consortium www.ipfw.edu/sesurvey for submission to funding agencies, professional international journals and conferences.

·         Served as reviewer on Software Engineering Education Knowledge (SEEK), an international committee of IEEE-CS and other professional societies proposing curricula for undergraduate degrees in software engineering

·         Appointed as Computing Accreditation Commission/Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (CAC/ABET) Program Evaluator.  Attended training session and made three site visits: multi-person team in which I was requested by team chair to concentrate on objectives and assessments section.

·         Requested to do a comprehensive program evaluation of a Computer Science undergraduate degree program for a west-coast university.

·         Chaired IPFW committee on dual enrollment and cross-listed graduate courses, at the request of Dr. David McCants, in the office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

 

1994-2001    Chair (1994-2000) and Tenured Professor, Department of Computer and Information Science (CIS)

                       University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn, MI

             Department Level [www.engin.umd.umich.edu/CIS]

·         Assumed total responsibility for growing from a staff of five full-time Ph.D.s in 1994 to 13 funded tenure-track positions in 2001 and ~8 adjunct faculty on a $1.1M annual budget.  Department has 450+ undergraduates and 130+ graduate students.  Became second-largest department in the School of Engineering in 1996-97.

·         Guided department through first national accrediting process by CSAB -- received maximum accreditation for both computer science and information systems options in June, 1997

·         Led department during record growth since 1994: 106.8% increase in graduates/year (91 vs. 44), 55.7% in majors (531 vs. 341); 81.2% in FTE Students (226 vs. 129.8), and 36.8% in credit hours (5481 vs. 4006)

·         Helped hire eight new faculty (first two women) in networking, multi-data bases, software engineering, security

·         Took primary responsibility for new M.S. in Software Engineering degree, joint with Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, starting in September, 1999.  Served as graduate program chair for first three years.

·         Initiated B.S. in Software Engineering, approved for Winter, 2001: one of five in U.S.A. at the time

·         Took major responsibility for new M.S. in Information Systems and Technology degree, joint with Department of Industrial and Manufacturing System Engineering.  Commenced in Fall, 2000.

·         Obtained and assisted faculty in obtaining over $15M in cash and in-kind grants for Cray T3-E super computer, CASE tools, desk-top video conferencing, imaging: NSF, Ford, Oracle, Motorola, Daimler-Chrysler, Sterling Software, Texas Instruments, EDS, Microsoft, Rational, Verilog

·         Added hypermedia lab to existing NSF-funded ones for open systems + parallel/distributed ones

·         Initiated efforts to use distributed learning and desktop video conferencing for courses, including the development of the premiere departmental home page on the world wide web (over 217K hits and 500MB)

·         Started CIS Professional Advisory Board (PAB), composed of 36 senior technologists from leading industries, which has met on a quarterly basis since April, 1995

·         Began effort to move curriculum delivery to include distributed learning mode via Internet

·         Started CIS Student Alumni Advisory Board, composed of 20 students of all class standing, as well as alumni

·         Created Student Technology Assistant program, serving campus and local industry with 35+ students [www.stamichigan.org]

·         Initiated effort to implement on-campus offering of MCSE from Microsoft®, after only six months planning, with input from the CIS PAB.

 

             College Level [www.engin.umd.umich.edu]

·         Initiated effort to rename School of Engineering to College of Engineering and Computer Science: 4/1/1998

·         Requested by Dean: chair Distance Learning Committee, to offer several graduate degrees via Internet

·         Requested by Dean: chair new Information Technology Committee, to serve industry customer base better

·         Requested by Dean: chair search for new position of Director of Interdisciplinary Programs

 

University Level [www.umd.umich.edu]

·         Requested by Chancellor: serve on Inauguration Committee

·         Requested by Provost: serve on Teaching Learning and Technology Roundtable [co-chair]

·         Requested by Provost: review RFP for the Student Information System, serve on steering committee

·         Requested by Provost: chair search for Chief Information Officer and Executive Director of ITS

·         Requested by Chancellor: serve on Distributed Learning Task Force.

 

             Individual Contributor

·         Wrote and obtained grant from ACM/IEEE-CS for annual international survey on Software Engineering

·         Granted sabbatical during Fall 2000 to develop International Software Engineering University Consortium (ISEUC:www.iseuc.org), based on grant above.  Pursued external funding to support ISEUC course release time and infrastructure cost at 30+ institutions, via various grant proposals

·         Consulted with Next Generation Software Department of U.S. Army Tank Automotive Command (only federal government laboratory in Michigan), via Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA)

·         Served as reviewer for Software Engineering Body Of Knowledge (SWEBOK) in Requirements Engineering and Software Management

·         Wrote many papers and submitted many grants (see lists in later pages)

·         Chaired three regional workshops of 40-50 faculty from 10-12 universities since 1995.

 

1993-1994         Manager, R&D Technology Center

                              LORAL Western Development Laboratories, Hanover, MD.

             Responsible for the management of independent and contract R&D, technology transfer into other departments,             developing business strategies and tactics, and identifying short and long-range technology thrusts. My

             accomplishments during the first six months included:

·         Formulated a charter and business plan for Technology Center.

·         Managed three projects using technologies of simulation, computer-based training, work flow, document management and imaging, computer-based authoring systems, client/server, object-oriented data bases.  Targeted domains included aircraft crew and maintenance training, re-engineering of organizations, and medical.  The budget for these projects exceeded $1M and involved about 30 professionals.

·         Wrote a white paper based on extending the above projects: "Help for Worker Bees -- Smart People and Smart Computers: Networked Adaptive Performance Support Systems."  The concept was to extend performance support systems, using both inductive expert systems and PLATO-like networking abilities over the Internet.  It was presented at the Society for Learning Technology Interactive Conference in Washington, D.C. in 8/94.

·         Initiated a series of technical seminars for software engineers, system engineers, and program managers.  These included presentations by world-renowned experts, e.g., Dr. Donald Michie of the Turing Institute, as well as in-house experts and vendors of various technologies.

·         Initiated a formal process in evaluation of software packages, for possible use in our Technology Test Bed, as well as gleaning ideas for future software development.

·         Was appointed by VP to be site representative on the WDL Training Council.

·         Presented "When the Golden Arches Gang Aft Agley: Software Engineering and Computer Science" at the Seventh Conference on Software Engineering, Software Engineering Institute.

·         Sent letters to presidents of all 34 Loral divisions, including the newest one -- IBM Federal Systems Company-- as well as other high-technology firms, to obtain information on setting up a corporate-wide data base on all R&D programs.

·         Met with technical and new business managers of several other Loral divisions to determine if we could perform joint Contract R&D.

·         Initiated contacts with GMU, University of Maryland, NASA, SEI, NIST, etc. as sources of CRADA.

 

1988 - 1993       Head and Tenured Professor, Department of Computer Science

                             Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY

             Department Level

·         Assumed total responsibility for a staff of 11 full-time (10 Ph.D.) and 10-15 part-time faculty on a $600K annual budget.  The department had 250 undergraduates; 30 graduate students.

·         Initiated the effort to seek national accreditation for the Department from CSAB, beginning in 1988.  Accreditation was received in July, 1993 for the Scientific/Systems option,

·         Incorporated software engineering courses in the core curriculum,

·         Secured over $220K worth of advanced PC and Mac-based software for the department at no cost to the University, $250K worth of hardware for two new student computing laboratories, faculty offices and classrooms at a cost of $50K to the University, and a new UNIX platform (DEC System 5100) to replace an aging PDP 11/44,

·         Initiated active involvement of industry by forming a Computer Science Professional Advisory Board of  nine members, including NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center,

·         Initiated active involvement of the student body via forming a CS Student Advisory Board

·         Helped hire four new faculty (two women, two associate): neural networks, multi-media and computational geometry.

            

             University Level

·         Initiated plan for providing vastly increased student computing access across the entire campus (16,000 students) in 1989.  Was acted upon favorably by the Board of Regents in 1990, resulting in a continuing source ($200K+ annually) for computing hardware (PCs and Macs) and software in seven networked student laboratories.

·         Developed plan to provide computing resources for all faculty at the University.  Plan approved in my last semester: 400+ Macintosh Centris 650 and Zenith '486 networked micros appeared on the desk of every faculty member who desired one during the summer of 1993.

 

             Individual Contributor

·         Oversaw selection of and chaired all 20+ technical workshops and symposia for the National ACM SIGCSE Conference in Kansas City in spring of 1992.

·         Presented multi-week workshop in the Peoples' Republic of China.  While there, recruited first-ever visiting research scholar.  Dr. Tong Long En (University of Science and Technology at Beijing) studied expert inductive systems with us during 1991-92.

 

1984 - 1988       Professor, Computer Science (Tenured: 1986)

                             California State University, Northridge, CA

·         Combined challenging academic and industrial experiences on a daily basis in the fields of software engineering, expert systems, and computer-based learning.  Developed and taught team courses in expert systems and computer-based learning, based on industrial experience.

·         Obtained $70K worth of new software from over two dozen software vendors at no cost.

 

1984 - 1988       Senior Member of Technical Staff, Level VI

                             Rocketdyne Division, Rockwell International, Canoga Park, CA

·         Had half-time employment with Rocketdyne, propulsion division of Rockwell International and manufacturers of the Space Shuttle Main Engines, while full-time professor at University.  Full-time in summers

·         Recommended inductive expert system tool and helped design an inductive expert system in area of performance analysis.  SCOTTY runs on large-grained parallel computer today.

The combination of this position with academia enabled me to write and present papers for several international and international audiences, including invitations from industries and research institutes: Japan: Mitsui; United Kingdom: Concurrent Computers, Rolls-Royce and Ruston Turbines: Sweden: SAAB and SoftCentre; Scotland: Turing Institute and Intelligent Terminals, Ltd..

 

1978 - 1984       Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas and Lubbock, TX

Manager, Computer Based Learning                                                                                   

·         Requested total business responsibility (over $2M annual budget) for having 108 PLATO Basic Skills and High School Skills program packages (800 hours of instruction) put on the TI 99/4A home computer, the first time they had run on other than CDC mainframe hardware.  Had these packages, plus the PLATO ROM-based interpreter, on the market by 4Q83 (TI closed entire division on 10/31/93!).  Follow-on business strategy included:

PLATO access disk permitting dial-up to central PLATO

PLATO II interpreter for new TI machines and peripherals

Authoring tools for CBL professionals and non-programmers

Home Computer Courseware Authoring Program involving third-party brokers.

 

             Corporate Education Director (first one ever for the corporation)

·         Helped ensure that an adequate number of qualified technical people would be available for the next five years, including the upgrade and cross training of current TI employees.  Involved expanding university relationships, locally and world-wide, and encouraging their use of distance learning.  Annual budget for employee educational and training expenses at TI during the early 1980's approached $10M.

·         Acted as the catalyst for institutionalizing computer-based learning (CBL) across the corporation, including management, professional, and non-exempt employees.

·         Formed and chaired the TI Training and Education Forum composed of professionals in the field.  Held quarterly workshops concentrating on rationale, design, development, delivery, and evaluation using in-house and occasional outside expertise.

·         Served as only industry representative on the advanced technology committee for the Association of Media-based Continuing Education for Engineers, helping to create National Technological University (NTU) promoting distance graduate degree learning.  NTU is a significant presence today  -- testimony to the success of innovative concepts turned into reality.

·         Fostered local cooperation, by forming and chairing Metroplex Alliance for Engineering Education (MAFEE), a consortium of twenty high-technology corporations, two engineering universities, two community college districts, and two major K-12 school districts.  Unified curricula were published.  Sought out junior high schools to expose students to engineering at a critical time for their academic choices.  MAFEE continues to be a growing and viable organization today in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.

 

              Software System Engineer:

·         Developed and delivered courses on Pascal (TI version).

·         Developed and taught first course in Microprocessor Pascal (language and real-time kernel OS) for embedded applications in Nice, France.

·         Designed and developed internal course on software engineering, based on Yourdon/DeMarco seminar.  Taught first course, at request of the Personal Computer Division in Lubbock.

·         Recommended lease of PLATO® CBL system, first one in TI, for delivery of technical material on individualized basis.  Hired PLATO developers over the world-wide network.

 

1972 - 1977       Assistant Professor, Associate Professor (Awarded with tenure: 1976), Mathematical Sciences

                             Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne, IN

·         Served as first and primary staff person for computer science, where entire CS curriculum was designed and taught, and utilizing ACM guidelines.

·         Served as primary liaison for PLATO with University of Illinois, site visits, grants, campus coordinator, site director

·         Developed individualized mode of instruction, using Keller’s Personalized System of Instruction (PSI), for most of lower-level CS courses and others. Presented several papers at conferences with positive results.

 

1967 - 1970       Instructor, Scientific Applications Programmer, Mathematical Sciences

1972                   Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

·         Developed and taught most of the ACM Curriculum '68, as well as courses of my own design (real-time systems, computer based learning), while serving as primary staff member in computer science.

·         Formulated guidelines for B.S. M.S, and Ph.D. degrees in CS that were implemented later.

 

1963 - 1965       Programmer Analyst, Advanced Development Division

                             Control Data Corporation, Palo Alto, CA

·         Assisted in design, implementation, and documentation of compiler-generators and systems programming language compilers for the CDC 3600.

 

EDUCATION

Ph.D.                   Computer Science, Washington State University, 1972

M.S.                    Computer Science, Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie-Mellon University), 1969

M.S.                    Computer Science, Stanford University, 1965

B.S.                      Mathematics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1963

 

PUBLICATIONS AND INVITED TALKS

Over 110 presentations, tutorials and workshops have been given throughout the United States and abroad:

Japan, Scotland, England, France, Sweden, Canada, Germany, Austria, Australia, and the People's Republic of China.

 

Grooming Our Future Software Engineers. Submitted to 19th Conference on Software Engineering and Training (CSEET 2006), Oahu, HI, April 19-21, 2006.

 

Workshop on Real Projects for Real-Clients Courses.  Co-authored with D. Klappholz and V. Alstrum, Accepted for 19th Conference on Software Engineering and Training (CSEET 2006), Oahu, HI, April 19-21, 2006.

 

A Winning Role for Industry in Computer Science Programs. Accepted for  2006 ASEE Illinois-Indiana and North Central 2006 Conference, Fort Wayne, IN, March 31- April 1, 2006.

 

A Practical Assessment Guide to the Use of Professional Advisory Boards. Accepted for Best Assessment Processes VIII of ABET, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, February 27-28, 2006.

 

W3 – Winning Three Times Over: Industry, University, Society.  ABET Annual Meeting, on Accreditation, Innovation, and Improvement, San Diego, CA, October, 2005, pp. 17-24.  Earlier poster session given at Assessment Workshop: Our Best Practices, Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne, March 25, 2005.

 

Wanted: No Boundaries: Software Engineering Education.   ASEE Illinois/Indiana Sectional Conference, 2005. DeKalb, IL, April, 2005 (Section C-T4-4 on CD).

 

The Distributed Development of Software Engineering Professionals.  International Colloquium on Engineering Education, ASEE and Tsinghua University, Beijing, PRC, September, 2004.  Earlier version given at ASEE Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, June, 2004 (on CD).

 

Too Early, Too Late, or Just-in-time? Software Engineering Education at a Global Level: Who are the Players? Seventh IASTED International Conference on Software Engineering and Applications, Marina Del Ray, CA, November, 2003, pp. 12-18. {Selected as “Best Paper” in Session}

 

The Software Engineering Academy Joins Industry: Results of the First Annual International Survey and a Future Portrait.  Frontiers in Education Conference, Paper S3B-12 (on CD), IEEE, Boston, November, 2002.

 

Software Engineering and Space Shuttles: A Really Good Fit -- But There’s a Problem. Presented at IPFW ACM Student Chapter, April, 2002.

 

International Software Engineering University Consortium (ISEUC): A Glimpse into the Future of University and Industry Collaboration.  Fifteenth  Conference on Software Engineering & Training (CSEE&T 2002), IEEE-Computer Society, Cincinnati, OH, February, 2002, pp. 32-41  Revision of earlier one given in  Forum for Advancing Software Engineering (FASE), available on-line [www.cs.ttu.edu/fase], 11 (8), August, 2001.

 

The Software Engineering Academy Joins Industry: Results of the First Annual Survey for International SE Programs and a Future Portrait. Accepted for International Colloquium on Global Changes in Engineering Education, American Society of Engineering Education and European Society of Engineering Education, Berlin, Germany, September, 2001.

 

Collaboration Proposal: International Software Engineering University Consortium (ISEUC). Presented at 35 universities in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, October 30, 2000 through June 5, 2001.

 

Design and Implementation of Benchmark Software for Engine Control of Microprocessors. co-authored with D. Yoon, K. Wang, V. Guarna and S. Rober, 18th International Conference & Exposition on Testing Computer Software, Washington, D.C., June 20-22, 2001, pp. 159-176.

 

Where Are We Now?  A Status Report on the First Annual Survey for International Academic Software Engineering Programs. Primary author, co-authored with D. Bagert and L. Werth, 23rd International Conference on Software Engineering, Toronto, CA, May, 2001, pp. 643-652.

 

International Academic Software Engineering: Results of First Annual Survey. Primary author, co-authored with D. Bagert and L. Werth, IASTED International Conference on Applied Informatics, Innsbruck, Austria, February 19-22, 2001, pp. 555-560.

 

Survey of Software Engineering Programs. ACM Software Engineering Notes (SIGSOFT), 25 (4), July, 2000, pp. 5-7.

 

Annual Survey of International Software Engineering Programs (Progress Reports). Forum for Advancing Software Engineering (FASE), available on-line [www.cs.ttu.edu/fase], 10 (5), May, 2000, November, 2000.

 

From Systems to System Planning: Linking parts to the whole. co-authored with R. Watkins and R. Kaufman. Discovering Connections: Renaissance Through Systems Learning International Conference, September, 2000.

 

Performance Evaluation of Microcontrollers for Engine Control. Co-authored with T. Bauer, K. Want, D. Yoon, K. Akingbehin, D. Rober and V. Guarna, 17th International Conference and Exposition on Testing Computer Software, Washington, D.C., June, 2000.

 

Just in Time Learning in Software Engineering. Co-authored with B. Maxim and K. Akingbehin, Frontiers in Education Conference, IEEE, San Juan, Puerto Rico, November, 1999.  Revised version in The Journal of Mathematics and Science Teaching, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, vol. 18, No. 3, 1999, pp. 287-301.

 

Evolution of Software Engineering Within a Computer Science Curriculum. co-authored with K. Akingbehin, IASTED International Conference on Software Engineering and Applications, Scottsdale, AZ, October, 1999, pp. 407-411.

 

Can Expert Systems be of Assistance in Software Requirements Engineering?  XpertUser Knowledge Acceleration Conference, Ronneby, Sweden, October, 1999.

 

Back to the Future: PLATO® on the Internet at the University of Michigan-Dearborn in 1998, Starting from the University of Illinois on Illiac in 1963. Technology Days of the College of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan-Dearborn, June, 1998.

 

An Ideal Vision for Shaping the Future: Why, Who and How – From a ’67 Chevy to Space Stations to Internets. National Science Foundation, January, 1998.

 

What’s a Person To Do?  XpertUser Knowledge Acceleration Conference, Boston, MA, November, 1997, pp. 10-21.

 

Supporting Collaborative Work Using Desktop Video on the Internet. Co-authored with B. Maxim, Technology Days of the School of Engineering, University of Michigan-Dearborn, June, 1997.

 

A Distributed Learning Project Involving Information Technology, the Parable of the ‘67 Chevy, and an Ideal Vision. National Conference on Higher Education, American Association for Higher Education, Washington, DC, March, 1997.

 

Experiences with an Open Systems Computing Laboratory. Co-authored with B. Maxim, B. Elenbogen, et. al., Computer Science Education, Ablex Publishing, 1996, pp. 247-256.

 

Information Technology, The Parable of the ‘67 Chevy, and an Ideal Vision. Distance Learning Conference, AECT, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, June, 1996.  Earlier version given at Technology Days of the School of Engineering, University of Michigan-Dearborn, June, 1996.

 

Project DISTINCOM@University of Michigan-Dearborn: A Prototype of the Distributed Intelligent Community, 18th Annual  Conference on Interactive Multimedia in Performance, Education and Training, Society for Applied Learning Technology, Washington, D.C., August, 1995.

 

Smart People and Smart Computers: Networked Adaptive Performance Support Systems. 17th Annual  Conference on Interactive Multimedia in Performance, Education and Training, Society for Applied Learning Technology, Washington, D.C., August, 1994, pp. 91-101.  Revised version presented at the 38th International Conference of the Association for the Development of Computer-based Instructional Systems (ADCIS), Anaheim, CA, February, 1995.

 

A Successful Software Engineering Experience -- Two Perspectives: The Student and the Professor. Co-authored with Nancy Scott.  Eighth Annual Software Engineering Education Conference, Software Engineering Institute, New Orleans, LA, January, 1995.

 

When the Golden Arches Gang Aft Agley: Software Engineering and Computer Science. Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Software Engineering Education Conference, Software Engineering Institute, San Antonio, TX, January, 1994, pp. 35-61.  Revised version of poster session at the 15th International Conference on Software Engineering, Baltimore, MD, May, 1993.

 

The Student of Socrates Meets the Students of Kentucky: PLATO® and Western Kentucky University. Co-authored with J. Modesitt, 35th International Conference of the Association for the Development of Computer-based Instructional Systems (ADCIS), Norfolk, VA, Nov., 1992.

 

PLATO® and The Community College, The Leading Edge in the Leading Commonwealth. Co-authored with J. Modesitt, Leadership 2000 Conference of the League for Innovation, Chicago, IL, July, 1992.

 

Basic Principles and Techniques in Knowledge Acquisition. book chapter, Expert Systems in Civil Engineering: Knowledge Acquisition, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1992, pp. 11-49.

 

The Golden Arches of Academic Computing. 34th International Conference of the Association for the Development of Computer-based Instructional Systems (ADCIS), St. Louis, MO, 1991, p. 5.

 

Computer Science in the Real World: Expert Systems, Software Engineering, and Computer-based Learning: Engineering of Complex Reliable Software Systems, and How Computers Can Help People Learn to Build Them.  Two-week series of invited lectures given to the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Beijing, People's Republic of China, June, 1991.

 

Computer-based Learning, Expert Systems, and Software Engineering: Advanced Tools for Engineering Education Now and in 2001.  International Journal of Applied Engineering Education, TEMPUS Publications, Vol. 7, No. 6, 1991, pp. 452-455.

 

Inductive Knowledge Acquisition: a Case Study of Scotty. book chapter, Readings in Knowledge Acquisition: Current Practices and Trends, Horwood, Ltd., 1990, pp. 200-212.

 

Computer-based Learning, Expert Systems, and Software Engineering: Advanced Hybrid Tools for Engineering Education Now and in 2001. Frontiers in Education Conference, American Society for Engineering Education, Vienna, Austria, 1990.  Also presented at Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, 1990.

 

Inductive Knowledge Acquisition Experience with Commercial Tools for Space Shuttle Main Engine Testing.  Fifth Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Space Applications, NASA/University of Huntsville, AL, 1990, pp. 487-496.

 

The Integration of Automated Knowledge Acquisition with Computer-Aided Software Engineering for Space Shuttle Expert Systems. Fifth Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Space Applications, NASA/University of Huntsville, AL, 1990, pp. 301-304.  Revised version of one given at the Workshop on Knowledge Acquisition, International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Detroit, MI, 1989.

 

Lessons Learned in Computer-based Learning: A Personal Tale of Three  Decades. Association for the Development of Computer-based Instructional Systems (ADCIS) Conference, Washington, D.C., 1989, pp. 174-180.

 

Hands-on Evaluation of Several Popular PC Expert System Building Tools. Invited half-day tutorial, Association for Intelligent Systems Technology (AIST) Conference, Syracuse, NY, 1989.

 

Learning in an Introductory Expert System Course. Co-authored with David Warman. IEEE Expert, Spring, 1989, pp. 45-49.

 

Inductive Programming Workshop, Organizer and Chair, The International Inductive Programming Special Interest Group (IPSIG), Detroit, MI, 1989.

 

Inductive Learning in Engineering.  Tutorial for the International Special Interest Group on Inductive Programming, Detroit, MI, 1989.

 

Knowledge Acquisition: Principles and Guidelines, Karen McGraw and Karan Harbison-Briggs, requested by Dr. McGraw to write preface, Prentice-Hall, 1989, ix-x.

 

Experience with Commercial Tools Involving Induction on Large Databases for Space Shuttle Main Engine Testing. Invited talk for Fourth International Expert Systems Conference, London, England, June, 1988, pp. 219-229.

 

Experts: Human and Otherwise.  Third International Expert Systems Conference, London, England, 1987, pp. 333-342; also presented at California State University Colloquium and Citicorp, Los Angeles, CA 1988.

 

Expert Systems and Space Applications, Invited talk, ACM Chapter, Louisville, KY, 1988.

 

Expert Systems Tutorial: Basic Concepts.  Western Conference on Expert Systems, IEEE, Anaheim, CA, 1988.

 

A Student's View: Learning in an Introductory Expert System Course. Co-authored with David Warman.  Expert Systems: International Journal of Knowledge Engineering, 1988, pp. 30-39.

 

Pascal Plus Data Structures, Algorithms, and Advanced Programming Test Item File (Text by N. Dell and S. Lilly). DC Heath, 1988.

 

Space Shuttle Main Engine Anomaly Data and Inductive Knowledge Based Systems: Automated Corporate Expertise. Third Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Space Applications, NASA, Huntsville, AL, 1987.  Also presented at the International Symposium on Expert Systems in Practice, Ronneby, Sweden, 1987 and the Rockwell Software Engineering Symposium, Anaheim, 1988.

 

BIRDS: Bibliographical and Informational Retrieval Database System for Expert Systems and Software Engineering. Co-authored with Patrick Leong, Rocketdyne Technical Report, September, 1987.

 

The Four Ws of Expert Knowledge-Based Systems: Why, What, When and Why Not. National Computer Graphics Association Conference, Philadelphia, 1987, pp. 25-32.

 

Space Shuttle Main Engine Test Analysis -- A Case Study for Inductive Knowledge-based Systems Involving Very Large Data Bases. Co-authored with Djamshid Asgari.  IEEE Computer Society International Conference on Computers and Application Conference (COMPSAC), Chicago, October, 1986, pp. 65-71.  Also appeared in Rockwell International Software Engineering Symposium Proceedings, Cedar Rapids, 1986, pp. 10.2.1-10.2.9.  Also presented to Concurrent Computer Corporation, McDonnell Douglas, Rolls-Royce, and Ruston Gas Turbines, Ltd. in England, 1987.

 

Software Engineering.  Invited talks to Litton Data Systems, 1986.

 

Expert Systems in the United States; Choosing an Expert System Development Tool.  Invited talks for the Expert System Workshop, Mitsui Corporation, Tokyo and Osaka, Japan, 1986.  Also given at the DARPA-sponsored workshop on Expert System Tools, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, 1986.

 

Computer-Based Authoring Systems and Their Use (Session Chair), IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Denver, CO, 1985.

 

Space Shuttle Main Engine Test Analysis Using Knowledge-based System.  Co-authored with Al Daumann, International Conference on Computers in Mechanical Engineering (ASME), August, 1985, pp. 55-62.  Also presented at the Turing Institute in Glasgow, Scotland, 1985.

 

Expert Systems: A Short Course.  Presented to Edwards Air Force Base over the Instructional Television Network (ITN) of California State University, Northridge (CSUN), 1985.  Also given later (live) to Rocketdyne, Honeywell, Litton Data Systems, CSUN Faculty Retreat, California Library Association.

 

Computer Based Learning: Important Problems, Creative People, and Powerful Affordable Tools.  Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, Vol. 9, May, 1983, pp. 26-33.  IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics, June, 1983, pp. 206-207. Also Association of Educational Data Systems (AEDS) National Conference, 1983, pp. 213-217; National Society for Performance and Instruction (NSPI) National Conference, 1983.

 

Computer Based Training: A Good Solution in Search of a Problem.  ADCIS and NSPI National Conferences, 1982.  Revised version at American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) National Conference, 1982. Keynote address at Nebraska AEDS, 1982.

 

Retreat, Endure, or Advance: The Impact of the Third Wave on Training and Education.  NSPI Performance and Instruction Journal, December, 1981, pp. 5-14.

 

Training and Education at Texas Instruments: Coming of Age in Corporate Life, ADCIS National Conference, 1981; ASEE National Conference, 1981, pp. 938-943.

 

Software Engineering Training for TI Middle Management.  Invited Presentation for ACM National Conference, 1980.

Texas Instruments and PLATO®: On Each Other's Shoulders.  TI Engineering Journal, April, 1980, pp. 26-28; Personal Computing Festival, San Francisco, 1980.

 

Software Engineering Needs for Middle Managers.  Invited Presentation at AEDS Workshop, 1980.

 

Personal Computing and Verbalizing: What Does It Cost to Read a Book?  ADCIS National Conference, 1980, pp. 34-40.

 

Problems of Recruiting Technical Personnel.  Invited Presentation at Business/University Conference on Instructional Design, 1980.

 

An Academic Meets Industry: Rethinking Computer-Based Education and Personalized Systems of Instruction. National Computer Conference, 1979, pp. 403-405; National Conference for Personalized Instruction, 1979.

 

Beyond Independence: A View of Games and Personal Computing. AEDS National Conference, 1978; ADCIS National Conference, 1979, pp. 911-921.

 

A Community of Individuals: Cooperation and Individualization in Computer Science Education. National Computer Conference, 1977, pp. 561-567; National Conference on Personalized Instruction, 1977; ADCIS National Conference, 1977; Indiana University Computer Network Conference, 1977; Computers and Education, An International Journal, 1978, pp. 227-234.

 

Cooperation in Computer Science: Building a Community of Adults. AEDS National Conference, 1977; ACM Computer Science Conference, 1977.

 

The Tangled Triangle: Cooperation, Computer Science Education, and Personalized Systems of Instruction. ADCIS National Conference, 1976; National Conference on Personalized Instruction, 1976; Computers and Society Bulletin of ACM Special Interest Group on Computers and Society, Summer, 1977.

 

Personalized Systems of Instruction in Computer Science: "Adult" Education. National Conference on Personalized Instruction in Higher Education, 1975.

 

An Excellent Mixture for PSI: Computer Science, PLATOÒ, and Knowledge Levels. National Conference on Personalized Instruction, 1974; ACM National Conference, 1974, pp. 89-92.

 

PSI: A Valuable Addition to the Alphabet Soup for Computer Science Education. ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) Bulletin, 1974.

 

Computer Science at a University Regional Campus. ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, 1973.

 

ELIJAH: An Intelligent Assistant for Natural Language Programming. ACM Computer Science Conference, 1973.

 

ELIJAH: An Approach to Natural Language Programming. Ph.D. Thesis, Washington State University, 1972.

 

SOLOMON II: A Study in Computer Performance on Elementary Reading Comprehension Examinations. Technical Report, Colorado State University, 1969.

 

Computerized Computer Science Bibliography for Colorado State University, Indiana-Purdue University at Fort Wayne, and Western Kentucky University, 1968, 1975, 1988.

 

SOLOMON: A Question-Answering Program. M.S. Thesis, Stanford University, 1965.


 

ACADEMIC AWARDS/GRANTS

 

·         NSF grant submitted for Demonstration Project of Broadening Participation in Computing Program entitled “Connecting with Excellence: Assessment and Visualization Tools for Recruiting and Retention Programs in Computing.” PI, in conjunction with Dr. Kim (co-PI) and Tammy Toscos (other professional). Three-year period at a cost of $687,487. Rejected. Under revision for re-submission.

·         International Travel Grants to support trip to Beijing, $2,018, Purdue University, Indiana University, IPFW, 2004.

·         How are we doing now?  Graphical Trending of Web-enabled Assessments, $750 (maximum allowed), IPFW Mini-Assessment Grant, December, 2004.  Balance of funding total of $1500 from the Department

·         An International Software Engineering University Consortium (ISEUC): A Virtual Community of Connected Professionals, Faculty and Students, $30K, Submitted to IEEE Technical Committee on Software Engineering, August, 2004.

·         International Travel Grant for Innsbruck, Austria, Dean and Office of Sponsored Research, $2K, University of Michigan-Dearborn (UM-D), February, 2001

·         International Software Engineering University Consortium, Provost, $3K, UM-D, October, 2000,

·         International Software Engineering Annual Survey, ACM and IEEE-Computing Society, $3K, August, 1999.

·         Industry grant for Cray T3-E 64-processor scalable super computer (EDS), $1M, 1999

·         Industry grant for Program Verification (Motorola), $5K, 2000.

·         Industry grant for Engine Control micro-processor study (Motorola), $80K (co-invesigator),  1999-2001.

·         Industry grant for developing the Student Technology Assistant (STA) program (Daimler-Chrysler), $20K, 1998.

·         Industry and University grants (Oracle, Verilog, Rational, Merant, Texas Instruments, Sterling Software, CEO Image Systems), $15M, UM-D, 1995-2001

·         Computer Science Professional Advisory Board Grants for Student Computing Laboratories, matched by Western Kentucky University (WKU), 1990.

·         Ogden Foundation Grant for Computer Science Faculty Zenith '386 personal computer network, matched by WKU, 1990.

·         President's Unrestricted and Faculty Development Grants, WKU, 1988-92.

·         Invited address on Expert Systems for University Colloquium, California State University (CSUN), 1988.

·         Development Grants Rockwell International for Expert System and Software Engineering Tools, CSUN, 1986-88.

·         Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise Award, CSUN, 1986.

 

UNIVERSITY SERVICE EXPERIENCE

 

2004-Present                                   Associate Dean for External Partnerships and Research, School of Engineering, Technology and Computer Science/Organizational Leadership Supervision, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW)

2005-2006           Chair, Search and Screen Committee, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Technology Chair

2004-2005           Chair, Search and Screen Committee, Civil and Architectural Engineering Technology Chair

2003-04                                            Associate Chair of Computer Science, with specific responsibilities for accreditation and assessment, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW)

2002                     Chair, Mixed Enrollment Courses (IPFW)

2002-03                                            Department representative, SETCS Promotion and Tenure committee (IPFW)

2002-present                                   Various department committees: accreditation (associate chair), student affairs, revision of CS curriculum,

                             ECET BS degree in computer engineering, etc. (IPFW), faculty affairs, academic affairs

2001                     Chair, Distance Learning for College Graduate Degrees, College of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan-Dearborn (UM-D)

2000                     Chancellor’s Inauguration Committee (UM-D)

1997-2001           Provost’s Teaching, Learning, Technology Roundtable: (UM-D) Co-chair, 1997-1998

1997                    Chair, Provost’s Search Committee for Chief Information Officer, (UM-D)

1996-97               Chancellor’s Task Force on Distributed Learning, (UM-D)

1996-97               Chair, Search Committee for Director of Interdisciplinary Programs, School of Engineering (UM-D)

1995-97               Teaching and Learning Committee, chair of subcommittee on Information Technology, (UM-D)

1994-97               Steering Committee [5 members] for Student Information System (UM-D)

1994-96               Chair, Information Technology Committee, School of Engineering, (UM-D)

1989-93               Chair, Computing Resources and Applications Committee, Ogden College of Science,                                                          Technology and Health, Western Kentucky University (WKU)

1990-92               Faculty Advisory Council, Center for Teaching and Learning, (WKU)

1989-90               Steering Committee, Western XXI Strategic Planning, (WKU)

1988-93               Various departmental, College and University committees, e.g., curriculum, graduate,                                                           computing laboratories, etc., (WKU)

1986-88               Chair (1987-88), School Personnel Committee, School of Engineering and Computer Science                                  (SECS), California State University at Northridge (CSUN)

1987-88               Evaluation Committee of School Dean, SECS at CSUN

1986-87               Chair, Associate Dean Search and Screen Committee, SECS at CSUN

1985                     Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise Award Committee, SECS at CSUN

1985                     Career Days Conference Committee, SECS at CSUN

1985                     New Faculty Orientation Committee, CSUN

1984-88               Various Departmental Committees: Curriculum, Research, Instructional Television                                                   Network (SECS), Peer Review, Part-time Personnel (chair), New Faculty Hires, etc.

1975-78               Campus representative, University Presidential Committee on Computer-Based Learning,       Indiana                                Purdue University at Fort Wayne (IPFW)

1975-78               University Faculty Senate (IPFW)

1977-78               University Personnel Committee (IPFW)

1973-77               Academic Computing Committee (IPFW)

1972-77               Various Departmental Committees: Curriculum, Research  (IPFW)

1967-70               Various Departmental Committees: Curriculum, Research, Instructional Television,                                                  Academic Computing, Colorado State University

 

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS AND ORGANIZATIONS

 

Disciplines

Software Engineering

Industry/Academic Relationships

Distributed Learning

Strategic Planning

Expert Knowledge-Based Systems

Assessment

Computer Science Education

 

Professional Societies

American Association for Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)

American Society for Engineering Education  (ASEE)

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

             Special Interest Groups for:

                             Computer Science Education

                             Chair of Tutorials and Workshops, SIGCSE, Kansas City, 1992

                             Software Engineering

Association for the Development of Computer-based Instructional Systems (ADCIS):

             Former co-chair of SIG on Computer-Based Training

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE-Computer Society)

International Inductive Programming Special Interest Group (IPSIG): Senior Technical Advisor

 

Reviewer

ACM Computing Reviews

ACM Communications

ACM National Conferences

Conferences on Software Engineering and Training

Educational Technology

Frontiers In Education (FIE) Conferences

IFIPS Conferences

Information and Software Technology Journal

International Software Engineering Conferences

National Computer Conferences

Software Engineering & Knowledge Engineering, International Journal

Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBoK) for Requirements Engineering and Program Management

Software Engineering Education Knowledge (SEEK): Both SWEBoK and SEEK are efforts of IEEE-CS and ACM

 

 

 

 

Publishers

Addison-Wesley

Benjamin/Cummings

DC Heath

Horwood Ltd. (John Wiley): Consulting Editor for Space Engineering and Technology

McGraw-Hill

Prentice-Hall

 

Major Thesis Advisor

Expert Systems

Software Engineering

Computer-based Learning

Relational Data Bases

Software Verification